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The consumer advice outfit earlier this year bought up 400 fake Apple chargers and found that 397 of them failed to pack enough insulation to protect users' against electric shocks.

Leon Livermore, the chief executive of Chartered Trading Standards Institute, urged consumers to buy official kit with the warning that fake peripherals are so unsafe that they could be life threatening.

"It might cost a few pounds more, but counterfeit and second-hand goods are an unknown entity that could cost you your home or even your life, or the life of a loved-one," he said.

Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe, minister of state for energy and intellectual property at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, added: "The Government is committed to promoting consumer awareness of the dangers of buying counterfeit goods and encouraging consumers to choose legitimate goods and services, which helps honest traders.

"We will continue working closely with our partners to build respect for IP in line with our enforcement strategy published earlier this year."

In a document, Apple said: "The safety of Apple's customers is of paramount importance to Apple, and Apple devotes significant resources to ensuring its power products meet industry safety standards and are subjected to rigorous testing for safety and reliability."